Propelling device for sleds



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Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

UNITED STATES' JONATHAN n. entren, or

COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJ-IALF TO WILLIAM E.

GELLER, OIF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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Application filed July 29, 1924. Serial No. 728,873.`

To all fr/om t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JONATHAN R. GEL-Len,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus,` in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio', have invented new and useful Improvements in Propelling Devices for Sleds, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in propelling devices for sleds. rllhe primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that a child occupying the sled can with comparative ease propel the same with considerable speed. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind constructed in such manner that itcan be sold as a permanent part of the sled, or separately, means being provided to enable the device to be easily and quickly attached to or removed from the sled, as desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this type so constructed that the sled can coast without the device retarding the movement thereo-f.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind which is extremely simple in construction, efficient in operation, dura-ble, and one which can be manufactured at a very small cost.

lith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a hand sled of any well known construct-ion, and as usual is equipped with the seat and spaced runners 2 and 3, respectively.

In carrying` out my invention I employ a pair of laterally spaced independently operated propelling devices, and since they are identical in construction the description of one will suiiice for both.

Bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the side rails t of the sled 1 is a plate 5, said plate being provided with a vertically disposed semicircular web 6 in which is formed a bearing 7 and engaged in the Figure 3 is a sectional view on line bearing is the outer end of the bolt 8, the inner end of which is connected with the companion bolt by a turn-buckle 9; In this manner the webs 6 may be adjusted vlaterally to lit sleds of varying widths.

Having one end pivotally engaged with the `outer end of the bolt 8 is a propelling lever 10, which rests normally in a substantially horizontal position yand can be easily grasped and rocked during the propelling operation. The pivoted end of this lever is provided with an angularly disposed arm 11 and pivotally engaged intermediate its ends with said arm is a push bar 12, the' rear end of which is provided with a spur 13 adapted to bite into the ice or snow when the bar is forced rearwardly through the medium of the lever 10.

In order to hold the lever 10 in a normally inoperative position and the bar 12 75 elevated above the associated runner 3 to prevent interference during coasting, a vcoil spring 141 is provided and has its forward ends secured intermediate the ends of the arm 11, the rear end of said spring 'being 80 connected with a screw eye 15 engaged in the end of the cross brace 16 of the sled 1.

It will be observed that the forward end of the bar 12 is connected with the lever 1() by a coil spring 17 whichserves when the 85 spur 13 is moved forwardly to cause the same to yieldably drag over the surface and to positively cause the same to bite` into the ice or snow as the lever 10 is pushed forward during the propelling operation.

Suitably secured to the plate 5 are the pockets 18 o-f the U-shaped brace plate 19, there being a rubber block 20 mounted in the forward pocket 1S, which not only serves as a stop for the lever 10, but also absorbs shocks thereto when moved forwardly to its fullest extent. Since the lever 10 moves between the webv 6 and plate 19 lateral movement thereof is prevented, but said lever is free to move backwardly and forwardly. i

It will be obvious that the rider can with comp-arative ease propel the sled forward upon grasping both ,levers 10 and upon swinging the same backwardly cause the push bars 12 to move forwardly, whereupon swinging the levers forwardly the spurs 13 will bite into the ice and cause the sled to be propelled forwardly. Continued oscillation of the propelling levers 10 in a back- Ward and forward direction will cause the sled to be propelled With very little effort, and it will be apparent that upon operating one of the leve-rs` l0 the sled can be turned or guided to suit the fancy ofthe rider.-

What is claimed iszl. The combination with a sled, of a pair of propelling levers pivotally connected thereto, angularly disposed arms integral with the levers, push hars pivotally connect-- ed intermediate their ends with lthe arms, coil springs connecting the-forward ends of the push bars Withthe levers, and coil springs connecting the arms with the sled.

2. The combination With a sled, of a pair of Webs supported thereby, bolts engaged in the Webs, propelling levers pivotally oonnected With the bolts and terminating in angularly disposed arms, means for yieldably connect-ing the arms with the sled, push bars pivotally Connected intermediate their ends With the arms, and means for yieldably oonnecting the-forward end of the push bars to the sled.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JONATHAN R. GELLER. 

